DE69109971T2 - Sealing for fuel cell batteries with molten carbonates. - Google Patents

Sealing for fuel cell batteries with molten carbonates.

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DE69109971T2
DE69109971T2 DE69109971T DE69109971T DE69109971T2 DE 69109971 T2 DE69109971 T2 DE 69109971T2 DE 69109971 T DE69109971 T DE 69109971T DE 69109971 T DE69109971 T DE 69109971T DE 69109971 T2 DE69109971 T2 DE 69109971T2
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sealing
fuel cell
cell batteries
molten carbonates
carbonates
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Mohammad Farooque
Jeff Allen
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Fuelcell Energy Inc
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Energy Research Corp
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/24—Grouping of fuel cells, e.g. stacking of fuel cells
    • H01M8/2465—Details of groupings of fuel cells
    • H01M8/2484—Details of groupings of fuel cells characterised by external manifolds
    • H01M8/2485—Arrangements for sealing external manifolds; Arrangements for mounting external manifolds around a stack
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/24—Grouping of fuel cells, e.g. stacking of fuel cells
    • H01M8/241—Grouping of fuel cells, e.g. stacking of fuel cells with solid or matrix-supported electrolytes
    • H01M8/244—Grouping of fuel cells, e.g. stacking of fuel cells with solid or matrix-supported electrolytes with matrix-supported molten electrolyte
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E60/00—Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
    • Y02E60/30—Hydrogen technology
    • Y02E60/50—Fuel cells
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T29/00—Metal working
    • Y10T29/49—Method of mechanical manufacture
    • Y10T29/49002—Electrical device making
    • Y10T29/49108—Electric battery cell making
    • Y10T29/4911—Electric battery cell making including sealing
DE69109971T 1990-08-20 1991-08-20 Sealing for fuel cell batteries with molten carbonates. Expired - Lifetime DE69109971T2 (en)

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US07/570,034 US5110692A (en) 1990-08-20 1990-08-20 Gasket for molten carbonate fuel cell

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DE69109971D1 DE69109971D1 (en) 1995-06-29
DE69109971T2 true DE69109971T2 (en) 1995-11-30

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EP (1) EP0472152B1 (en)
JP (1) JP2650800B2 (en)
CA (1) CA2043478C (en)
DE (1) DE69109971T2 (en)
DK (1) DK0472152T3 (en)
ES (1) ES2072497T3 (en)
MX (1) MX9100651A (en)

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EP0472152A2 (en) 1992-02-26
CA2043478C (en) 2003-03-25
MX9100651A (en) 1992-04-01
US5110692A (en) 1992-05-05
EP0472152B1 (en) 1995-05-24
CA2043478A1 (en) 1992-02-21
EP0472152A3 (en) 1992-03-25
JP2650800B2 (en) 1997-09-03
DK0472152T3 (en) 1995-08-07
DE69109971D1 (en) 1995-06-29
ES2072497T3 (en) 1995-07-16

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